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coral reef



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The researchers emphasize that restoring coral reef fisheries is not only about protecting ecosystems.

From Science Daily Jan. 4, 2026

She compares the human body to a coral reef, where animals, plants, and microscopic organisms “cohabitate as one huge and beautiful chimeric metaorganism.”

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 4, 2025

The Great Barrier Reef, the world's biggest coral reef system on the north-east coast, is rightly recognised as a Unesco World Heritage Site.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2025

A coral reef is normally built out of lots of colonies of different kinds.

From NewsForKids.net Nov. 27, 2024

In the water, the rocks form a crescent shape that calms the waves and forms a coral reef perfect for snorkeling.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon




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